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Aurora board approves consent agenda, hires, budget transfers and grant stipend
Summary
The board approved minutes, multiple personnel hires, computer surplus, budget transfers including $30,000 for town hall landscaping, and a $5,000 stipend to the town’s grant manager for New York Forward grant administration.
The Aurora Town Board approved routine business items including the May 26 minutes and the abstract of claims, several personnel hires in the highway and parks departments, and a motion to surplus three town computers.
Members approved a budget amendment to add A1620.202 (town hall landscaping) and transfer $30,000 from the general fund balance to cover landscaping costs; board members said the amount was withheld from the contractor at project completion and is being released now. The board also authorized a $200 transfer in clerk lines to cover mileage training and approved multiple new hires for highway and parks positions with stated start dates on or after June 9, 2026.
The board authorized a $5,000 stipend to Elizabeth Cassidy for responsibilities administering paperwork related to a $758,000 New York Forward grant; the motion specified payment to come from grant funds. All motions were carried by voice vote.
The board received communications and reports that included a Pride event recap, two AEDs funded through the county, progress on a community 'Scooter' program, a $20,000 library grant for a study pod, and a proposed organics/composting pilot among five municipalities.
